ROYAL NATIONAL PARK

Introduction of the National Park:

Royal National Park is the oldest part of Australia The park is the major tourist attraction due to natural beauty. A top sight to the royal national park is the Sea Cliff Bridge, Symbio Wildlife Park, and Figure 8 Pools. The location of the park is in Sutherland Shire in the Australian state of New South Wales, just south of Sydney. Total areas of the park are 151 square kilometers. The park is the center of attraction to the people of Australia and the number of people visits in the park yearly is approximately 60.23 million above (Royal National Park, 2020). The park is the settlement of the Audley, Maianbar, and Bundeena. There are several cycling and walking trails in the Royal National Park of Australia. This is specifically attracted by international decoration.  A fee of $12.00 applies when taking a car into the Park. For visitors, safety protection is given to the park by the government and authority.  

Identification of the tourist mode of interaction:

Iso- Ahola's theory of tourist behavior shows the reason for tourist attraction for the place. The iso-Ahola pyramid that consists of three-parameters classifies the theory-  

Figure 1: Iso- Ahola theory

(Source: Iso- Ahola theory, 2020)

The theory of tourist behavior shows that tourist visits in the place for three types of participation. For leisure time participation most of the tourists are found for an attractive place for a tour. Free time activity participation is another reason for people’s participation in the tourist's spot. Another model of a visit is the obligatory network activity participation (Iso- Ahola theory, 2020).  Each of the interaction of the modes is connected with the motivation that can be achieved by the scenic beauty and man-made decoration of the place. In the case of the Royal national park mode of interaction is Leisure participation and motivational components are the top sight in a national park (Sea Cliff Bridge, Symbio Wildlife Park, and Figure 8 Pools) 

Description of the modes displayed by the tourists in the NP

Leisure participation is displayed by the tourist of Royal National Park in Australia as domestic visit in the park is estimated as per the data of 2018 shows that adult visitation number is  45,333,817 and child visitation number is 14,902,193. 

Figure 2: Tourist mode of involvement

(Source: Royal National Park, 2020)

 The number of child visitation in the park shows that most of the adult people in Australia and other country visits in the park with their children to spend leisure time with family members (Domestic visitation. 2020). The last ten year data of the visitors of the National  Parks of Australia shows that from 2008 to 2018, the number of domestic and international visitors is high in child visitation as the number increased by 6,798,741 to 14,902,193 that is more than double within ten years. 

Figure 3: Tourist data

(Source: Royal National Park, 2020)

The above mentioned graphical presentation shows that visitors' number in the Royal national park is increased by 6,083,482 in the year 2019. The origin of the visitors from 2018 shows that most of the visitors are from the Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane are visited in the Royal national park of Australia.

Description of the tourist's behavior and environmental attitude reflecting this mode

Tourist behavior has been assessed based on their location.  The visitor's assessment of national parks shows that most of the tourists are locals who came here with the family members to spend leisure time (Sydney's Royal National Park guide. 2020).  The below-mentioned table is shown the nature and location of the visitors to the National Park of Australia. The people of Australia are likely to visit the local destination for off days with the family members. Based on the nature of the tourist, Royal National Park has presented its decoration for the visitors.  

Figure 4:Tourist data of Royal National park

(Source: Royal National Park, 2020)

The environment of the park makes the tourist attracted to spend their leisure time in the park.  Behavioral assessment of the tourist's places shows that tourists are likely to the place that is full of natural beauty. The Royal national park of Australia is the preferable place for tourists as people can enjoy the climbing facility and picnic facility at the same place.  The government of Australia has made this place very attractive for visitors to have a contribution to the economy.  

Analysis of NP’s attraction, tourist’s products, and service matching the mode: 

Main tourist attraction of the Royal national park is,

• Ferry from Cronulla to Bundeena
• Float at Wattamolla
• Cake Rock
• Surf Garie Beach
• Marley Beach

Environmental attitude reflects with the Leisure participation modes of the tourist of the park as this park is decorated with the place for children. A favorite attraction for the adults is venture along with the cliffs as the full cost track is 26  kilometer that takes two days for adventure. Float at Wattamolla is the lagoon that is a picnic spot for the family members. The natural combination of mountain and lagoon make the tourists attracted in this park. Ogle Wedding Cake Rock is another natural beauty that attracts visitors to the park.  Curracurrong Falls is another place to visit in the Royal national park. The destinations are considered as the main product for the visitors (Bushfire forces closure of Sydney's Royal national park. 2020). 

Another service that the Royal national park provides to the visitors is bike ride facilities, trekking facilities, picnic spots, outdoor adventure filled out day to the visitors.  Different types of packages are provided by the park authority to the visitors where they take the whole responsibility to give an excellent experience to the visitors to the journey.

Impact of tourism visitation to NP

The tourism visit to the Royal National park has both a positive and negative impact. The positive impact is found in the economical growth and negative impact is described for environmental impact.

Economic impact: Royal national park of  Australia is the major source of the economy of the country.  From the national and international tourists, the government earned billion of money. In 2018, the park visitation has been estimated as 60.23 included children and adults that provide the achievement of $14.30 billion in sales, labor income of $5.19, and total value-added service of $8.47 billion. 

Environment impact: Some major environmental impact of tourist to the Royal national park Australia shows biodiversity and environmental pollution that cause land pollution, plastic pollution, and cigarette pollution. 

Environmental planning for sustainable development:

Environmental planning for the sustainable development of the Royal national park includes some important areas (Environmental Plan. 2020). The planning process has focused to have biodiversity management and environmental pollution management. The climate change protection process is focused on the water management process where the coastal areas of the parks are protected by the authority to deal with the situation (ABC News. 2020). Other important areas are land management. Under the solid waste management process, once a week the authority of the park takes initiatives of making operational management by the recycling of the plastic and other solid waste. Tree plantation has been included for the air pollution management operation. Main areas are given below,

• Greenhouse protection
• Water management
• Solid waste management
• Land management
• Biodiversity management

Role of stakeholder involvement for NP:

Major stakeholder of the park is the tourists, government, investors, and management authority. Each of the stakeholders has to take initiatives for managing the operation of the park and to manage the natural resources of the park. Visitors have to take a role in reducing their habits of carrying plastic bags. All the waste is gathered in the dustbin to reduce unnecessary environmental pollution.  

Impact of loss biodiversity on tourism service of NP:

The bio-diversity has a very adverse impact as it cause natural disaster in the Royal national park.  Due to the loss of biodiversity, it has been found that water level in the coastal areas reduced and many underwater species dies. Tourism in the Royal national park impacts on the soil formulation, greenhouse gas absorption, and essential ecological function. Due to the excessive temperature for air pollution rock areas of the park will go underwater.  

Conclusion

Thus, it can conclude that the Royal National Park of Australia is the major source of the Australian tourist industry. There is several cycling and walking trails in the Royal National Park of Australia.   The intention of tourist behavior is shown by the theory. Most of the tourist come to the park to spend their free time.